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A study on socio-demographic characteristics of alcoholics attending the de-addiction center at Burdwan medical college and hospital in West Bengal

Indian Journal of Public Health, 2013
Prevalence of alcohol use in India is reported to be 21.4% and there is increasing alcohol intake among the young people. The present study was undertaken to study the socio-demographic characteristics of patients having alcohol-related disorders ...
Aditya Prasad Sarkar, Subrata Sen, Sudhakar Mondal, Om Prakash Singh, Amitava Chakraborty, Bikash Swaika   +5 more
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Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis in Alcoholism: Consequences for Health and Recovery

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Since the mid 1980’s, the impact of gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome changes during alcohol use disorder has been an area of significant interest. This work has resulted in the identification of specific changes in the abundance of certain members of the
Andrew Whittier Day, Andrew Whittier Day, Carol A. Kumamoto   +2 more
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Measuring episodic verbal learning ability in alcohol-related cognitive disorders in relation to everyday functioning

Addiction Neuroscience
Adequate and timely assessment of learning abilities in individuals with alcohol-related cognitive disorders is highly relevant to optimize addiction care.
Willem S. Eikelboom, William F. Goette, Yvonne C.M. Rensen, Jurriaan C. van Nuland, Gwenny T.L. Janssen, Roy P.C. Kessels   +5 more
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Frequencies of emergency department use and hospitalization comparing patients with different types of substance or polysubstance-related disorders

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2021
Background This study measured emergency department (ED) use and hospitalization for medical reasons among patients with substance-related disorders (SRD), comparing four subgroups: cannabis-related disorders, drug-related disorders other than cannabis ...
Bahram Armoon, Guy Grenier, Zhirong Cao, Christophe Huỳnh, Marie-Josée Fleury   +4 more
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The Development of a Program to Identify and Manage Apathy in Residents with Korsakoff’s Syndrome: A Qualitative Exploration of Patient, Family Caregiver, and Professional Caregiver Perspectives

Geriatrics
Background: Apathy is a neuropsychiatric symptom that is frequently present in nursing-home residents, including residents with Korsakoff’s syndrome (KS). Although apathy is common in KS, treatment guidelines are lacking.
Maud E. G. van Dorst, Julia Roosenschoon, Johanna M. H. Nijsten, Annette O. A. Plouvier, Raymond T. C. M. Koopmans, Debby L. Gerritsen, Yvonne C. M. Rensen, Roy P. C. Kessels   +7 more
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Towards a global alcohol policy: alcohol, public health and the role of WHO

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
In 1983 the World Health Assembly declared alcohol-related problems to be among the world’s major health concerns. Since then, alcohol consumption has risen in developing countries, where it takes a heavy toll.
D.H. Jernigan, M. Monteiro, R. Room, S. Saxena   +3 more
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Alcohol Related Disorders in Asia Pacific Region: Prevalence, Health Consequences and Impacts on the Nations [PDF]

Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2015
Background: In Asia Pacific (AP) region, the exact picture of the alcohol use problems has remained relatively obscure. In this study, the profile of alcohol consumption and alcohol related disorders in AP countries are presented.
Seyed Mostafa Monzavi, Reza Afshari, Nadeem Rehman   +2 more
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A Comparative Study of Cerebral Oxygenation During Exercise in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance are common in dialysis patients. Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation play a major role in both cognitive function and exercise execution; HD session per se aggravates cerebral ischemia in this population. This study aimed to compare cerebral oxygenation and perfusion at rest and in mild
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou, Konstantina Dipla, Danai Faitatzidou, Fotini Iatridi, Areti Georgiou, Artemios Karagiannidis, Erasmia Sampani, Chrysostomos Dimitriadis, Aggelos Koutlas, Andreas Zafeiridis, Pantelis Sarafidis   +10 more
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Alcohol-related disorders and associated factors in a rural area in Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2018
OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence of alcohol-related disorders and associated factors in an exclusively rural population. METHODS This is a cross-sectional, population-based study of a rural research consortium, conducted in a medium-sized city in ...
Gustavo Pêgas Jaeger, Christian Loret de Mola, Mariangela Freitas Silveira   +2 more
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An upstream open reading frame regulates expression of the mitochondrial protein Slm35 and mitophagy flux

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This study reveals how the mitochondrial protein Slm35 is regulated in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The authors identify stress‐responsive DNA elements and two upstream open reading frames (uORFs) in the 5′ untranslated region of SLM35. One uORF restricts translation, and its mutation increases Slm35 protein levels and mitophagy.
Hernán Romo‐Casanueva, Ariann E. Mendoza‐Martínez, P. Abril Medina‐Flores, Carlos Campero‐Basaldua, Alexander DeLuna, Soledad Funes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source